Billy Caldwell - Cross Country Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Billy Caldwell

Title:
Cross Country Head Coach
Email:
caldwellw22@ecu.edu
Phone:
(252) 737-1416

Billy Caldwell was named head coach for the East Carolina cross country program and an assistant coach for the men's and women's track and field teams in August of 2022.

In 2024, Caldwell guided his distance group to 15 top-10 times in program history as well as helping Alyssa Zack to the program record in the 10,000m. In the outdoor season, Caldwell coached Lily Schlossberg to the finals of the 800m and 1,500m at the American Athletic Conference Championships.

In his first year at the helm of the Pirates distance group, Caldwell oversaw 31 personal records, 24 top 10s in program history and the program record in the 10,000m set by Alyssa Zack. The group also saw two individuals make finals indoors as well as two in outdoor AAC Championships events en route to 10 points scored indoors and eight outdoors.

Caldwell arrived in Greenville following two seasons as an assistant coach at Robert Morris University.

During his time as an assistant coach with the Colonials, Caldwell developed and implemented training for student-athletes competing in events ranging from the 400-meter dash to the 10,000-meter while also assisting in the reinstatement of the men's cross country program.

Caldwell was instrumental in the mentoring of former Colonial Martha Gardner (2017-21), who capped her career during the 2021 outdoor season by establishing a new RMU school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:12.61. That time occurred at the RMU Invitational at the P3R Track & Field Complex at the RMU Island Sports Center, which was the first home meet for the Colonials since 2014.

A 2018 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science, Caldwell also earned a Master of Science degree in exercise science from Pitt in 2019. He was a student-athlete for the Panthers in both cross country and track & field, qualifying for the 2018 NCAA East Regional in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Caldwell also served as team captain at Pitt during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.

Caldwell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Pitt in 2018-19 and was also a volunteer assistant coach with the Panthers until joining the staff at RMU. While coaching at Pitt as a volunteer he tutored two 2019 All-Mid Atlantic regional performers and helped the Panthers posted their highest finish at the regionals since 2006 as Pitt finished sixth.

In addition to his duties at Pitt, Caldwell served as a strength coach intern for UPMC Sports Performance in the summer of 2019 and also worked at Faster Performance in 2018, designing personalized workouts and training athletes with a focus on linear acceleration, speed, agility and strength.

Caldwell, a native of Downingtown, Pa., owns a USATF Level 1 certification as well as a United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) technical coaching certification.